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Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.  \nCataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the Library of Congress. Printed in the United States ofAmerica  \n9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nISBN 978-1-57685-989-6  \nCONTENTS  \nINTRODUCTION 1  \nAbout the GED® RLA Test 1  \nQuestion Types 2  \nHow to Use This Book 2  \nCHAPTER 1 The LearningExpress Test Preparation System 5  \nStep 1: Get Information 6  \nStep 2: Conquer Test Anxiety 7  \nStep 3: Make a Plan 9  \nStep 4: Learn to Manage Your Time 11  \nStep 5: Learn to Use the Process of Elimination 12  \nStep 6: Know When to Guess 13  \nStep 7: Reach Your Peak Performance Zone 17  \nStep 8: Get Your Act Together 19  \nStep 9: Do It! 20  \nCHAPTER 2 Diagnostic Test 23  \nAnswers 40  \nCHAPTER 3 Essential Reading Skills 45  \nWord Parts 45  \nContext Clues 48  \nMultiple Meaning Words 49  \nAuthor’s Purpose 50  \nPoint of View 51  \nTheme 52  \nSynthesis 53  \niii  \nCONTENTS  \nMake Connections 56  \nQuiz 57  \nAnswers 60  \nCHAPTER 4 Essential Grammar Skills 63  \nGED® Test Strategies 63  \nSentence Structure 64  \nUsage 65  \nMechanics 66  \nOrganization 68  \nQuiz 70  \nAnswers 71  \nCHAPTER 5 Reading and Understanding Passages 73  \nNonfiction Passages 73  \nMain Idea and Supporting Details 74  \nSummarizing 76  \nFact and Opinion 78  \nOrganizational Structure 80  \nInferences 86  \nMaking Comparisons between Passages 88  \nQuiz 88  \nAnswers 92  \nCHAPTER 6 Reading Tips and Strategies 95  \nReading the Passages 95  \nSelecting the Best Answer 98  \nEliminating Answer Choices 100  \nKeeping Track of Time 101  \nTips for Nonfiction Passages 102  \nTips for Fiction Passages 103  \nPreparing for the Test 103  \nThe Big Day 104  \nQuiz 105  \nAnswers 107  \nCHAPTER 7 Writing an Effective Essay 109  \nAbout the GED® Test Extended Response Question 109  \nAnalyzing the Prompt 110  \nWhat’s in an Essay 110  \nHow to Write a Powerful Essay 115  \nRevising an Essay 127  \nHow Your Essay Is Scored 127  \nSample Extended Response Question 128  \niv  \nCONTENTS  \nQuiz 131  \nAnswers 132  \nA Final Word 132  \nCHAPTER 8 RLA Practice Test 1 135  \nAnswers 151  \nCHAPTER 9 RLA Practice Test 2 155  \nAnswers 171  \nAPPENDIX: PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND WORD ROOTS 177  \nv  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThis book is designed to help people master the basic reading skills and concepts required to do well on  \nthe GED® Reasoning through Language Arts test. Many people who are preparing for this particular  \nGED® test have not been in a school setting for some time. This means reading skills have gotten rusty or have been forgotten altogether. Others may have been in a school setting, but have not mastered various essential reading skills. By focusing on basic reading skills, this book will give its readers a better grasp of key reading concepts.  \nAs the GED® Test Skill Builder title suggests, this book is not designed to prepare people to take the GED® test immediately afterward. Instead, its goal is to provide the necessary foundation of reading skills required for the GED® Reasoning through Language Arts test. Without these fundamental skills, it would be difficult for a person to prepare for the test effectively, much less earn a passable score. However, once these basic reading skills are understood, a person is then on the right path toward learning the concepts needed to succeed on this particular GED® test.  \nAbout the GED® RLA Test  \nIn previous versions of the GED® test, the Language Arts section was divided into two separate tests: Reading and Writing. The new GED® test combines these into a single test. 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